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"No one should face what I had to face at the D.C. Jail. DOC put my safety and mental health at risk, and I’m glad that other trans people at the Jail will be treated with more dignity,” said Sunday Hinton. Last year she sued the D.C. Department of Corrections after she was forced to live in a men's unit for more than two weeks. ....
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Trans woman sues D.C. jail for keeping her in men’s detention unit A transgender woman is suing D.C. Jail for keeping her in the men’s detention unit. Sunday Hinton has been in custody at D.C. Jail since April 26. According a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of D.C. and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, “despite informing DOC (Department of Corrections) officials of her gender identity and requesting to be transferred to the women’s unit, she remains incarcerated in a men’s unit more than two weeks later.” ....
Transgender prisoner sues DC over Department of Corrections policy housing her in men’s unit Current DOC policy houses transgender prisoners based on their genitalia, instead of their gender identity. 9SHARES Prison corridor – Photo: Matthew Ansley, via Unsplash. A transgender inmate at the D.C. Jail has filed a class action lawsuit against the District of Columbia for a D.C. Department of Corrections policy that has placed her in a men’s unit based on her genitalia. According to the complaint, Hinton was detained in the D.C. Jail on April 26, following an initial court appearance on a charge of unarmed burglary with the intent of stealing $20. ....